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  • Reconstruction

    Reconstruction

    In 1865, the Civil war was finally brought to an end. The five years of war was the nation's most devastating and wrenching experience. Although the Union was saved and slavery had ended, the South being defeated and occupied by union forces was ruined and in a state of disaster. Public structures, private homes, and farm buildings had been burnt, rail road tracks uprooted, cotton gins wrecked, and the earth scorched in many sections of

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Yan
  • Reconstruction - the American Revolution

    Reconstruction - the American Revolution

    RECONSTRUCTION The American Revolution was a glorious war fought to free the American colonies from the British rule. Although we won that war, there were still many people who were not free from our rule. One people in general were the black slaves. The black people had many struggles to freedom, which helped shape, our American culture today. Three different periods characterized their struggles: the slaves Before the Civil War, during Reconstruction, and during

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Reconstruction - the Civil War, During Reconstruction, and During the Civil Rights Movements

    Reconstruction - the Civil War, During Reconstruction, and During the Civil Rights Movements

    RECONSTRUCTION The American Revolution was a glorious war fought to free the American colonies from the British rule. Although we won that war, there were still many people who were not free from our rule. One people in general were the black slaves. The black people had many struggles to freedom, which helped shape, our American culture today. Three different periods characterized their struggles: the slaves Before the Civil War, during Reconstruction, and during the

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Reconstruction After the Civil War

    Reconstruction After the Civil War

    Reconstruction After the Civil War, the country needed to be fixed and rebuilt. A period of Reconstruction followed the war. However, with so many people gaining instant citizenship and for nowhere for them to go, it is easy to see that the rebuilding of the country was a failure. In the mid-1800’s, the major source of income for the south was obviously cotton. This was done on small farms, but mostly on large plantations. The

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • Reconstruction After the Civil War

    Reconstruction After the Civil War

    The period of Reconstruction began during the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment (citizenship and equal protection under the law to blacks) and the fifteenth amendment (voting rights for blacks) of the Constitution. Yet, with the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Republican Party lost control of the southern governments and the Democratic Party took over.

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    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Max
  • Reconstruction and America

    Reconstruction and America

    Reconstruction and America Reconstruction in the United States was a failed attempt at creating a true democratic society. There are multiple different opinions as to why it failed, but the two outstanding ones are; Reconstruction failed because it gave too much to African Americans too quickly which caused a backlash by southern whites, and that reconstruction failed because it didn’t give enough power to African Americans so they were unable to stop more powerful whites.

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Reconstruction Dbq

    Reconstruction Dbq

    Colin Malarchuk APUS History Mr. Nolan Jan 27th 2014 Reconstruction DBQ In history, any major change can be considered a revolution. The transition of the legal status of African Americans from slaves to freeman is considered a major change and, therefore, a revolution. No revolution comes without an opposition, though. As the Civil War was fought from 1861-65 and President Lincoln officially made the war over slavery, the southern farmers who relied on their free

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    Submitted: February 24, 2015 By: Colin Malarchuk
  • Reconstruction Dbq

    Reconstruction Dbq

    Peter Mardjonovic Mr. Nolan AP US History 27 January 2015 Reconstruction DBQ The Period of the Civil War, and the Reconstruction after it, that lasted from 1860 to 1877, was when the nation went through a great deal of change. Through the years of 1860 to 1877, social and constitutional changes were important to help keep balance amongst people. Although many Constitutional and Political changes occurred during the reconstruction, which in essence was a revolution,

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    Submitted: April 19, 2015 By: Peter Mardjonovic
  • Reconstruction Effects

    Reconstruction Effects

    American History Essay 1 DawnMarie Versluys (1)No major social upheaval can be had without negative consequence and, coming on the heels of the most violent war in American History, Reconstruction was no exception. Given the fierce determination of the North to remake southern society and the stubborn ferocity in the south to reclaim their former lives, the African-Americans faced worse and more violent conditions during the Reconstruction period than they had during slavery. The harder

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Janna
  • Reconstruction Failure

    Reconstruction Failure

    Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War, were rebuilding and equality was goal. The rebuilding part was a success while equality in the lives of blacks and whites were not. The failure of reconstruction to bring social and economic equality of opportunity for formers slaves were because of Anti-black violence groups, scandals in the government, and economic turmoil’s. The most prominent founded social club for Confederate veterans formed an organization or group called

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Reconstruction in the 20th Century

    Reconstruction in the 20th Century

    The beginning of the 20th century was a memorable time in history for the United States. This time period drastically changed our country politically and socially by reform. The Presidents that ruled our country during this era were especially powerful and made many differences, women and African Americans were starting to take a stand, and our country was able to make it all the way through the Great Depression. All of these events that

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Steve
  • Reconstruction in the South, Civil War Aftermath

    Reconstruction in the South, Civil War Aftermath

    This essay will describe the events that occurred following the Civil War in a period known as Reconstruction. In the South, during this period of time many people suffered from the great amount of property damage done to such things as farms, factories, railroads and several other things that citizens depended on to keep their economy strong. Some of these economic hardships included destruction of the credit system and worthless Confederate money. Though statistics in

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    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mikki
  • Reconstruction of America After Civil War

    Reconstruction of America After Civil War

    At the close of the American Civil War in 1865, the United States’ government was faced with the tremendously difficult problem of re-integrating the Confederate States into the Union. Between 1865 and 1877 this problem was addressed by various forms of “Reconstruction,” programs whose goals also included the rebuilding of the ravaged Southern economy, and the integration of freed slaves and other African Americans into citizenship and culture at large. Complicated by an incompetent president,

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Vika
  • Reconstruction of the Civil War

    Reconstruction of the Civil War

    There were 4 major factors that led up to the end of reconstruction. The first major factor was the Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow was used as another word for African Americans back then. The Jim Crow laws made segregation. Because of these laws, the US Supreme Court declared that segregation was lawful as long as facilities for black and whites were equal, a policy known as “supreme but equal”. The second major factor

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Jon
  • Reconstruction Was a Complete Failure in Its Effort to Bring Equality to the Black Man, from 1865-1877.

    Reconstruction Was a Complete Failure in Its Effort to Bring Equality to the Black Man, from 1865-1877.

    Reconstruction was not a complete failure but a “radical & noble attempt” to bring equality to the black man. It took three options to bring about a decent change for the former slaves .To help fix the problem in 1865 congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau the first federal welfare system to provide food, clothing, confiscated land, and education. This idea was able to succeed in education; unfortunately it was ended in 1872. Soon after Lincoln’s

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Janna
  • Reconstruction: After the Civil War

    Reconstruction: After the Civil War

    Reconstruction: After the Civil War (1961) John Hope Franklin is the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History and for seven years was Professor of Legal History in the Law School at Duke University. He is from Oklahoma and he graduated from Fisk University. He received his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Harvard University. He has taught at Fisk University, St. Augustine's College, North Carolina Central University, and Howard University. In 1956 he

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    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • Reconstruction: Was It a New Birth of Freedom?

    Reconstruction: Was It a New Birth of Freedom?

    Reconstruction: Was It a New Birth of Freedom? Post Civil War times were supposed to be a time for rebuilding the country on a strong, and equal base but that wasn't necessarily the case. The “Reconstruction” didn't really live up to its name because things didn't change for the better per say, but they actually got worse. This is because blacks were still kept from being independent, the KKK caused fear in the black communities,

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    Submitted: February 22, 2017 By: George Buckingham
  • Recontruction

    Recontruction

    Reconstruction, also known as Radical Reconstruction, was the period after the American Civil War. During this time the South was in political, social, and economic turmoil, and eleven Confederate states had seceded. In response, the Union attempted to regain order in the Confederate states. In 1865, in an effort to assist former slaves, Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It provided food, medical care, helped

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: David
  • Recording Studio

    Recording Studio

    Happy New Year to you all! I hope your holidays were great and you are ready for an amazing 2007! I want to personally thank you for all of your on-going contributions to one of the most successful years in Equinox history! You continue to drive the heart and soul at Equinox and I thank you for always taking care of our members.. When you work for a high profile company like Equinox, you are

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Artur
  • Recruits

    Recruits

    The Army announced yesterday that it missed its recruiting goal for the fourth consecutive month, a deepening manpower crisis that officials said would require a dramatic summer push for recruits if the service is to avoid missing its annual enlistment target for the first time since 1999. The Army will make a "monumental effort" to bring in the average 10,000 recruits a month required this summer, said Maj. Gen. Michael D. Rochelle, head of the

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • Red Badge of Courage

    Red Badge of Courage

    Chapter 1 Analysis: Stephen Crane begins a new course of realism in The Red Badge of Courage. Many critics point to him as one of the first American authors of a modern style, and The Red Badge as a fine example of this. The novel is built on a coming-of-age theme, and many of its descriptive elements, such as its concentration on nature and character's actions, are in the realist style, most popularized in America

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Artur
  • Red Scare: Rise of McCarthyism

    Red Scare: Rise of McCarthyism

    Hysteria, pandemonium, chaos, words that attempt to describe the state of America during the horrific period known to history as the “Red Scare”. A coup of power in American life was recently completed in Senator Joseph McCarthy’s rise to national attention as “judge, jury, prosecutor, castigator, and press agent, all in one." (Army-McCarthy Hearings) The Wisconsin Republican Senator was successfully trampling the State Department and other federal agencies, filling each day’s headlines with new

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Rediscovered

    Rediscovered

    “Heartland” places the audience almost a hundred years back in time, a technique that not only captivates ones mind, but also allows for the unique opportunity to witness first hand history being re-told. Richard Pearce the director of “Heartland” saw a chance within this film to white out previous interpretations of American homesteading; Pearce paints a radically new picture, which may more accurately reflect the truth behind homesteaders. The inspirations behind Pearce’s documentary “Heartland” were

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Max
  • Redistribution of Wealth

    Redistribution of Wealth

    Ali Price Mr. Griffiths AP. US. History II 22, March 2005 Redistribution Of Wealth October 1929 the United States of America went into a state of great depression. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, their homes and went deeply in debt. The reasons for the great depression were the over production of goods, higher tariffs, over speculation of the stock market, unregulated banking and the misdistribution of wealth. The president of the time Franklin Delano

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Bred
  • Reflection Essay: The 1920’s

    Reflection Essay: The 1920’s

    Reflection Essay: The 1920’s The 1920’s was a decade during which much change occurred. Immigration of foreign citizens was becoming overwhelming, and a great majority of America’s population was now foreign born. Ethnic groups such as African Americans, Catholics, and other European immigrants were the targets of segregation, lynching, and other prejudices. Foreign citizens and African Americans found the brunt of racist and prejudice practices during the twenties. Immigration and migration were prevalent in the

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Artur
  • Reflections on the First Amendment

    Reflections on the First Amendment

    Reflections on the First Amendment On December 15th, 1971, the first X amendments to the Constitution went into affect. The first X amendments to the constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment was written by James Madison because the American people were demanding a guarantee of their freedom. The First Amendment was put into place to protect American’s freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly and freedom of petition.

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Reform Dbq

    Reform Dbq

    Reform movements are a key characteristic in the antebellum period. Many groups sought to reform and uplift society in many ways, with many ideals in mind. Most of the antebellum reform movements reflected primarily democratic ideals. This was true through the many democratic based reforms between 1825 and 1850. One powerful and widespread movement in early America is the fight for women’s rights. This view of the women’s role was very similar to that of

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Reform Movements

    Reform Movements

    Reform Movements During the 19th Century there were many reform movements that took place. Reform movements were movements that were organized to reform or change the certain way of things. Reform movements did not always work but the ones that did greatly changed the way our nation operates today. There were three major reform movements that have altered the nation; the abolitionist movement, the temperance movement and the women’s suffrage movement. Without these movements, and

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Reform Movements

    Reform Movements

    Throughout American history, there have been many periods of time where reform movements have sought to expand democracy. One of these periods is the era of 1825-1850. There were many events occurring during this time that pushed democracy further. The desire to make America a civilized, almost utopian society and religious revivals occasionally adequately expanded democratic ideals, while movements for equal rights among women and slaves tried to put true democratic ideas on the table.

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • Reform Movements in the United States

    Reform Movements in the United States

    �“Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals.” Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to the years 1825-1850.’ Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals from the quarter century time period of 1825-1850 also known as the Second Great Awakening. These democratic ideals included voting for everyone eighteen and older (with the exception of minors, women, insane, and criminals), freedom of expression, press, speech and

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Anna
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